02468nam 2200589Ia 450 991022223450332120200520144314.01-134-85879-51-134-85880-90-415-09886-61-280-05386-00-203-42389-510.4324/9780203423899 (CKB)1000000000250340(EBL)179440(OCoLC)252893595(SSID)ssj0000079967(PQKBManifestationID)11107453(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079967(PQKBWorkID)10097179(PQKB)10841695(MiAaPQ)EBC179440(EXLCZ)99100000000025034019930222d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal ecology environmental change and social flexibility /Vaclav SmilLondon ;New York Routledge19931 online resource (252 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-30218-4 0-415-09885-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index.Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1 ELUSIVE UNDERSTANDING; 2 EXISTENTIAL NECESSITIES; 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 4 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES; 5 CASCADING COMPLICATIONS; 6 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; References; IndexThe magnitude and rapidity of global environmental change threatens the perpetuation of life on Earth. Many aspects of this crisis are familiar to us - the destruction of tropical rainforests, the hole in the Antarctic ozone, desertification, soil erosion - yet we avoid the underlying challenge of a rapidly deteriorating ecological system and the breadth and complexity of responses demanded. Integrating an analysis of both social and environmental needs, the book explores the premises and problems of different paths towards global management. With its emphasis on flexible response, <EMEnvironmental policySustainable developmentEnvironmental policy.Sustainable development.333.72363.7Smil Vaclav140188MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910222234503321Global ecology2223906UNINA